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Safety and Wellbeing Adviser
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City of Gold Coast
About Your New Role
The Safety and Wellbeing Adviser plays a vital role in supporting the safety and wellbeing of the City's workforce. This role fosters a culture of safety, learning, and continuous improvement through coaching, collaboration, and best practice implementation. This is a hands-on and technical site-focused role, with a strong presence across multiple City Facilities and operations. The Adviser will promote the City's safety and wellbeing approach, conduct verification activities, and build trusted relationships with City teams. This position is field-based with regular travel between the City's sites and venues.
Key responsibilities include supporting teams to proactively identify, assess, and control workplace hazards, ensuring compliance with legislation and industry standards, and promoting a strong safety culture across council's work environments and asset management. The role also provides expert advice and guidance to managers, line leaders, and workers, and leads incident investigations and assurance plans to maximise organisational learning.
We're Looking For People Who Have
Diploma in Work Health and Safety and/or equivalent relevant experience
Cert IV in Training and Assessment
Significant demonstrated experience as a WHS Adviser on a diverse range of sites
Recognised qualifications in incident investigation (Blue Line desired) and WHS auditing
Sound understanding of and alignment with Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles and undertaking 4D exercises
Proven ability to work autonomously in fast-paced project environments, delivering outcomes within deadlines
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships across diverse stakeholders
Demonstrated experience in contemporary WHS practices and methodologies
Extensive knowledge and accurate interpretation of WHS legislation, regulations, Codes of Practice, and Standards
Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
Effective influencing, consulting, and coaching skills
High-level interpersonal skills and ability to contribute to a cohesive team environment, maintaining positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Support initiatives that enhance employee general wellbeing, including mental health, resilience, and psychosocial risk management programs
Current open driver's licence – class C unrestricted is essential
General Construction Induction CPCCWHS**** (white card)
Computer intermediate skills – Microsoft applications and the ability to adapt with internal systems and processes (Safety Management Systems)
Be part of shaping the Gold Coast's future – the Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.
Benefits
9-day fortnight
Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle, including hybrid/work from home options, flexible working hours and locations
Personal and professional development courses
Access to 350+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
4 free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member
1 free nutritionist and financial advice session per year
We pride ourselves on our shared mission of being a high-performing, customer-focused organisation which delivers value-for-money services to the community. We're committed to creating a diverse workplace and inclusive culture.
How to apply
For more information, view the position brief by clicking the paperclip icon in the top right corner of this screen. Click 'Apply' to submit your online application. Upload your Resume with a Cover Letter (of no more than 2 pages) outlining how your skills, experience and personal attributes would allow you to achieve success in this role. Documents need to be less than 2MB in size and pdf format is preferred. If you encounter technical issues when applying, please email. Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, a face-to-face or virtual interview via Microsoft Teams, reference checks via Xref and additional checks including police checks, employment history checks, qualification checks, pre-employment medical reviews and drug and alcohol testing.
Contact Information
Contact Person: Ralph Hooper
Contact Number:
Closing Date: Sunday 7th December ****
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Government Administration
The City of Gold Coast is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are committed to supporting an environment where all employees, regardless of their differences or similarities, feel valued, respected and supported. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons are encouraged to apply.
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